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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SchoolMessenger

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASchoolMessenger is a school community software featuring secure email, social media monitoring, school website, and mobile app. In late 2023 it was acquired by PowerSchool, and is now a PowerSchool product.N/A

    TribeHR (discontinued)

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ATribeHR was acquired by Netsuite in 2013. It has since been discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    SchoolMessengerTribeHR (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SchoolMessengerTribeHR (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
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    Features
    SchoolMessengerTribeHR (discontinued)
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of SchoolMessenger and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SchoolMessenger
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    6.6
    2 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of SchoolMessenger and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SchoolMessenger
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of SchoolMessenger and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SchoolMessenger
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of SchoolMessenger and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SchoolMessenger
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    16% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of SchoolMessenger and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SchoolMessenger
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of SchoolMessenger and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SchoolMessenger
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of SchoolMessenger and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SchoolMessenger
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of SchoolMessenger and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SchoolMessenger
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of SchoolMessenger and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SchoolMessenger
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of SchoolMessenger and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SchoolMessenger
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of SchoolMessenger and TribeHR (discontinued)
    Feature
    SchoolMessenger
    -
    Ratings
    TribeHR (discontinued)
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    SchoolMessengerTribeHR (discontinued)
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score5.5 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Verint Community
    Score10 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SchoolMessengerTribeHR (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.1
    (5 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SchoolMessengerTribeHR (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    This is great for schools who want a bulk package of services at a competitive cost. Older website designs limit functionality and have a very square design. SchoolMessenger has more modern templates with newer capabilities which is better for visitors of the site. The functionality is great for parents who are accessing the site on the go, which happens more often than you know.
    Incentivized
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    I think it's great for small companies to manage their basic HR functions if they do not have a dedicated department. I'm unsure of the capabilities it holds for a large company with multiple teams to organize and how the calendaring functions across departments. But, for our team of roughly 20 folks it is simple and straightforward.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • It is widely used.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Ad publication
    • process streamlining
    • scalability
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • There's nothing I dislike. This program is very straight forward to use.
    • It just works well.
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    • I would like even more capabilities, but I think that has to do with how we are using the site.
    • I would like to receive email notifications once a week with a summary of activity in TribeHR, including time-off scheduled by my team and any new documents or information that has been added.
    • I'd like reminders if I am going to go over my time off that is allotted to carry over into the new year and other pertinent vacation, floating holiday, sick time notifications.
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    Usability
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    SchoolMessenger serves our main purpose of sending out emergency notifications and notices to parents. It is great to cut down on the paper use and the ability to attach documents to our notes. We have used this to send home notifications from our Parent-Teacher Organization. Parents have thanked us for sending a back ups due to papers being misplaced and knowing that they have a backup through email.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Overall, this is a good, effective, and cost-efficient product. It is missing some key functionality we had with a previous program which limits my total score, but I still think a lot of school districts can get a lot out of SchoolMessenger. The features and functions they do include work well.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    The support is fantastic. I have never had such complete support from a technology service. Every issue has been resolved while I was on the phone. I never had to wait for a callback or an advanced support tech. Their people are very well trained in their product and how to meet their customer's needs.
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    Alternatives Considered
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    Easier to use and more cost effective than shoutpoint
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    We evaluated Greenhouse but went with net suite because we were already using some of the other NetSuite. Greenhouse seemed a bit easier to use. The others were a bit too small, didn't have the stretch to scale.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    PowerSchool Group LLC
    • Lost the confidence of families that we were protecting their data.
    • Refused to refund our funds after they released confidential information.
    • Required extensive resources to find another product.
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    Discontinued Products
    • As I stated it has alleviated numerous back and forth emails with our CFO (who is only available PT) and CEO (who is often too busy to spend time on HR functions) - this has allowed for easy answers to basic HR questions.
    • It has allowed us to track all employee time-off in one place, saving us time from checking each individual Outlook calendar for scheduling purposes.
    • It has allowed us to direct all employees to one place for core HR documents and information, ensuring that folks are always getting the same answers to their inquiries.
    Incentivized
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